air taxi
noun
: a small commercial airplane used for short flights between localities not served by scheduled airlines
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View 4 Images Volocopter's plans to trial passenger flights in its striking electric air taxi from a floating platform on the River Seine during the Olympics have been thwarted by bureaucracy.
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
The surging electric air taxi industry is giving some transit experts pause, however.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
For example, United Airlines recently made a significant investment into Archer's air taxi, which utilizes electrical vertical takeoff and landing, and almost looks like an airplane with seven spinning drone helicopters attached to it.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
The Olympics may not actually be causative, but the needs of moving a lot of people and alleviating traffic during mass sporting events could spur the seismic jump necessary for creating an electric air taxi revolution.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
The surging electric air taxi industry is giving some transit experts pause, however.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
For example, United Airlines recently made a significant investment into Archer's air taxi, which utilizes electrical vertical takeoff and landing, and almost looks like an airplane with seven spinning drone helicopters attached to it.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
The Olympics may not actually be causative, but the needs of moving a lot of people and alleviating traffic during mass sporting events could spur the seismic jump necessary for creating an electric air taxi revolution.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Air taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20taxi. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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